The musicals, guest-starring gigs, cover songs (including of hits by Britney Spears and Madonna) and Pizza Hut commercial that prepared Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda and John Lloyd Young for their lead roles in the Clint Eastwood-directed film adaptation of the Broadway show. READ MORE

Tom Cruise and Adam Sandler disappoint, "Jersey Boys" tracking is low, and a lack of proven franchises puts the usually dominant studio in a bind. Snarks one observer, "It's not so easy, post-Harry Potter." READ MORE

UPDATED: At a New York screening of the Warner Bros. film, the director and actors also speculated about the audience for the R-rated title based on the hit Broadway musical, and co-writer Marshall Brickman revealed what the Oscar-winning director brought to the project. READ MORE